This forum is no longer active and actually hasn't been for years. It serves as an archive of what happened "back then" and nothing more. You may be able to register and post, or you may not... and should you encounter any problems then I am really sorry but I am not able to provide any sort of support.

So I didn't know where exactly to post this. But since it pertains several consoles I'll post it in the randomness area.

Many retro gamers probably have faced this problem. We have our trusty original consoles at home. But for some reason we wish not to damage/harm it due to usage. Since my NES is the original one bought by my grandfather from when I was about 6 and it is dear to me this for me is the case.

Now I have been thinking about maybe getting those NES/SNES controllers for PC. But I've heard from many that those things feel too cheap and don't give you that right feel. So I have started seeing a lot of these knock off 2in1 or 3in1 retro consoles around ( like the FC twin duo, retron, etc) But I have no experience in any of them. So I figured instead of just asking for a recommendation for me. I would ask people what their experience was with those type of consoles and why you recommend one over the other so others who are wondering the same can benefit too.

Also I would also like to state that I live in Europe and thus mainly have Pal games. Making me fear which of these consoles can even play those.

Well, it does not really matter at all, if you get the original or the unofficial, variant. What you have to understand, is that Nintendo, and many companies, have their consoles, mass produced, in China ( usually ), so when the KOEI after market occurs, they need to dump the leftovers. So many people take these parts, and make these models. I will admit, some of them are nice, while others are terrible. Granted the original famicom, did not have AV out, and the original NES has the missing pins for the games that uses FM sound.

For me, I have an adapter that sits atop my SNES, it can play the sound but the volume knob is missing, meaning I am unable to adjust the built in volume for FM games. The video is clear, but some games will not work, due to lock out chips.

The bottom-line is that if it was 1984, or 1991 would you really care if the system was super great? All that matters is that it shows up on your display. Granted, nowadays the FM/AM signals of Analog TV are all down, leaving room in the spectrum, for the RF switch. Meaning RF switches are just as good or even better then Video ( Composite out ) in some cases.

>>>>>>>

It does not matter at all, in most cases. Chances are, the cop-off is not going to have little things the lock-out chips look for.